Internet Browsers

abhi413 · 30th November 2010, 17:49

I'm on IE7 on my office laptop (most of the time I have to be on it, and plenty of office software like SAP doesn't run on any other browser. How Cheap!).
Omy home PC I run Chrome but get to use it very li'l.

Lightening-Fast · 1st December 2010, 10:45

I run IE8 on my laptop and it works like a charm all the time. No problems whatsoever. Have always been a fan of tab style browsing and i just love it

hdnivara · 3rd December 2010, 22:56

Safari it is! The new feature on Safari 5 called 'Reader' lets you to read an article without any other contents other than the article. Neat. I'm a fan of that and now I'm institutionalized

Other things for which I stick to Safari are 'Top sites' and the 'Cover flow' kind of history & bookmarks navigation, like the one in iTunes. To top it all, the beautiful fonts. After all, Jobs is the man

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 1st August 2011, 21:44

Your IQ vs. your browser choice:-

Internet Explorer Users Are Kinda Stupid, Study Suggests | PCWorld

Regret if you aint on FF / Chrome

Thad E Ginathom · 1st August 2011, 21:47

Apparently, IQ tests are kinda stupid too!

joslicx · 1st August 2011, 22:25

The IE9 is really too good. I use it and Aurora 7.0 interchangeably (Aurora for forums, IE9 for others).

mithun · 1st August 2011, 22:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Apparently, IQ tests are kinda stupid too!

I accept that, but those who are still using IE only are in the stone ages esp. IE6 users.

joslicx · 1st August 2011, 22:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by mithun

I accept that, but those who are still using IE only are in the stone ages esp. IE6 users.

sometimes u have no choice. On my office laptop I cannot upgrade from IE7

And there are still some sites that dont function as well on other browsers as on IE!

Thad E Ginathom · 2nd August 2011, 00:05

I have a crazy thing with my bank internet banking, where I have to fire up Windows, but still use Firefox (I think its java versions) but can't remember the last time I was forced to use ie. Oh, there's a Singapore hotel booking that won't work Firefox/Ubuntu, but does FF/XP

jp1 · 2nd August 2011, 09:08

I use Firefox or Chrome. Wherever a secure login is involved like bank sites, I use firefox and for others chrome. I have'nt used IE much. There are many sites which runs only on IE due to Javascript issues. We have an ERP application which runs on all browsers, but to keeping it compatible with all browsers is a pain especially when users start downloading the new version before even it passes the beta stage. Every new version of any browser, something in Javascript is bound to break.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 2nd August 2011, 09:27

Thad, which bank is insisting on IE only internet banking?

Recently, my secondary bank (Canara Bank) is insisting on IE only with some kind of client SSL certificate, and I have stopped depositing money into that account, after getting no response from their support on how their SSL key will work on GNU/Linux.

I am on active look out for a bank to maintain my second a/c ("redundancy", as the sysadmins call it), and want to avoid such banks.

vbnadgir · 2nd August 2011, 12:49

I was using FF for few years. Once i tried Chrome never switched back. However sometimes i miss cool gadgets i was used to on FF.

Use IE9 for site which works only on IE. Its pretty cool as well due to its acceleration support.

Its a pretty healthy war going between browsers to establish supremacy. Ultimately users will reap the benefits.

Thad E Ginathom · 2nd August 2011, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR

Thad, which bank is insisting on IE only internet banking?

Axis. Not IE only, it works fine in Firefox, but not FF under Ubuntu, only FF under Windows. I think it is a java version problem. The use java for the one-time-passkey generator.

I have XP in a Virtual Machine (much quicker than two reboots) and use that for online payments.

sgiitk · 2nd August 2011, 16:00

You can always install IE Tab in Firefox and just 'Switch Rendering Engine' to go into IE, and then revert. Some sites do not open daughter windows correctly, so this is what I do.

Newpunter · 2nd August 2011, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by hdnivara

Safari it is! The new feature on Safari 5 called 'Reader' lets you to read an article without any other contents other than the article. Neat. I'm a fan of that and now I'm institutionalized

Other things for which I stick to Safari are 'Top sites' and the 'Cover flow' kind of history & bookmarks navigation, like the one in iTunes. To top it all, the beautiful fonts. After all, Jobs is the man

These are all copied from Opera. Just saying

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View Poll Results: Internet Browsers - what do you use?
Internet Explorer	110	14.99%
Netscape	4	0.54%
Mozilla Firefox	363	49.46%
Opera	63	8.58%
Apple Safari	28	3.81%
The new kid on the block, Chrome from Google	144	19.62%
Any other?? Please specify	22	3.00%
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30th November 2010, 17:49	#601
abhi413 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 215 Thanked: 118 Times	I'm on IE7 on my office laptop (most of the time I have to be on it, and plenty of office software like SAP doesn't run on any other browser. How Cheap!). Omy home PC I run Chrome but get to use it very li'l.
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1st December 2010, 10:45	#602
Lightening-Fast BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 251 Thanked: 11 Times	I run IE8 on my laptop and it works like a charm all the time. No problems whatsoever. Have always been a fan of tab style browsing and i just love it
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3rd December 2010, 22:56	#603
hdnivara BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 145 Thanked: 30 Times	Safari it is! The new feature on Safari 5 called 'Reader' lets you to read an article without any other contents other than the article. Neat. I'm a fan of that and now I'm institutionalized Other things for which I stick to Safari are 'Top sites' and the 'Cover flow' kind of history & bookmarks navigation, like the one in iTunes. To top it all, the beautiful fonts. After all, Jobs is the man
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1st August 2011, 21:44	#604
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Re: Internet Browsers Your IQ vs. your browser choice:- Internet Explorer Users Are Kinda Stupid, Study Suggests \| PCWorld Regret if you aint on FF / Chrome
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1st August 2011, 21:47	#605
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,998 Thanked: 26,416 Times	Re: Internet Browsers Apparently, IQ tests are kinda stupid too!
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1st August 2011, 22:25	#606
joslicx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,286 Thanked: 1,011 Times	Re: Internet Browsers The IE9 is really too good. I use it and Aurora 7.0 interchangeably (Aurora for forums, IE9 for others).
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2nd August 2011, 00:05	#609
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,998 Thanked: 26,416 Times	Re: Internet Browsers I have a crazy thing with my bank internet banking, where I have to fire up Windows, but still use Firefox (I think its java versions) but can't remember the last time I was forced to use ie. Oh, there's a Singapore hotel booking that won't work Firefox/Ubuntu, but does FF/XP
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2nd August 2011, 09:08	#610
jp1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 47 Times	Re: Internet Browsers I use Firefox or Chrome. Wherever a secure login is involved like bank sites, I use firefox and for others chrome. I have'nt used IE much. There are many sites which runs only on IE due to Javascript issues. We have an ERP application which runs on all browsers, but to keeping it compatible with all browsers is a pain especially when users start downloading the new version before even it passes the beta stage. Every new version of any browser, something in Javascript is bound to break.
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2nd August 2011, 09:27	#611
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Re: Internet Browsers Thad, which bank is insisting on IE only internet banking? Recently, my secondary bank (Canara Bank) is insisting on IE only with some kind of client SSL certificate, and I have stopped depositing money into that account, after getting no response from their support on how their SSL key will work on GNU/Linux. I am on active look out for a bank to maintain my second a/c ("redundancy", as the sysadmins call it), and want to avoid such banks.
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2nd August 2011, 12:49	#612
vbnadgir Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5 Thanked: Once	Re: Internet Browsers I was using FF for few years. Once i tried Chrome never switched back. However sometimes i miss cool gadgets i was used to on FF. Use IE9 for site which works only on IE. Its pretty cool as well due to its acceleration support. Its a pretty healthy war going between browsers to establish supremacy. Ultimately users will reap the benefits.
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2nd August 2011, 16:00	#614
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	Re: Internet Browsers You can always install IE Tab in Firefox and just 'Switch Rendering Engine' to go into IE, and then revert. Some sites do not open daughter windows correctly, so this is what I do.
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